Presidential Military Visits

Historical photographs of U.S. Presidents visiting military bases, interacting with service members, and participating in ceremonial events.

DF-ST-86-10469. Base: Newburgh State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy returns to Andrews Air Force Base from Easter vacation, 4:33PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) shakes hands with Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, following Easter vacation in Palm Beach, Florida. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at left; all others are unidentified.

DF-ST-86-10469. Base: Newburgh State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (front, approaching President Kennedy); President Kennedy (front and center); Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (behind President Kennedy, third from right); White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley (in foreground, arms crossed), Gerald A. Jerry Behn (center foreground, on edge of image), and Floyd Boring (right foreground); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. President Bourguiba steps into car; White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald Jerry Behn, stands at far left; others unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses) holds a windbreaker presented as a gift from the crews of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). Standing with President Kennedy are (L-R): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley, stands in the background at far right. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. See also MO 75.704, United States Naval Jacket

Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At center (L u2013 R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (wearing uniform); Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; President Kennedy (back to camera); White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring. Others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Arrival ceremony for Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 12:00PM. President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa (wife of Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa); M

Members of the Chinese delegation from the People's Republic of China, lead by Vice Premier Geng Biao, are honored at their arrival. Geng shakes hands with a Navy admiral. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy attends Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan, walks next to President Kennedy (wearing white uniform); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, walks in front of the President (at left).

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975) acompañado del marqués de Villavicencio y otras personalidades en un acto oficial. Madrid, mayo de 1968.

Arrival ceremonies for Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, 4:20PM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. President John F. Kennedy escorts Prime Minister Nehru past honor guards from the United States Air Force and Navy. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk with President of Pakistan, Muhammad Ayub Khan, following his arrival at Quonset Point Naval Air Station. Left to right (in foreground): President Kennedy; President Ayub Khan; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Walter P. McConaughy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (facing away); Mrs. Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Phillips Talbot. North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Trip to North Carolina: Visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (on stairs); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy walks with Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (left), during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister Macmillan. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. White spots in center and scratch along bottom of image are original to the negative.

Secretary of the Navy William L. Ball III, center, converses with dignitaries as retired Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, right, stands by prior to the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase III of the Naval Aviation Museum. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones, holding hat) delivers remarks to international students of the U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School, following his arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; photographers stand in foreground. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.

DN-ST-89-10378. Base: Sevastopol Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy attended an evening parade at the barracks. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands in center; members of the Marine Corps Color Guard stand at left.

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. President John F. Kennedy and President Bouguiba stand on platform. At left: unidentified man; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher (behind Mrs. Bourguiba); First Lady of Tunisia, Moufida Bourguiba (formerly Mathilde Lorrain). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Louisiana and Florida: New Orleans, Louisiana, address at Nashville Avenue Wharf dedication, 10:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a dedication ceremony for Nashville Avenue Wharf, a new dockside terminal at the Port of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands at left; Governor of Louisiana, James Jimmie Davis, stands at right.

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, upon the President's arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. L-R: Lady Joyce Gascoigne (wife of Governor of Bermuda, Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne), partially hidden; US Secretary of State Dean Rusk; two unidentified; Prime Minister Macmillan; President Kennedy; British Ambassador to the United States Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda. Discoloration is original to the negative

DA-SC-88-03969. Base: Rock Island State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of representatives of the Womens Army Corps regarding 20th Anniversary, Oval Office, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with representatives of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) regarding the corps' 20th anniversary. Left to right: Director-designate of the WAC, Lieutenant Colonel Emily C. Gorman; former WAC director, Colonel Irene O. Galloway; former WAC director, Colonel Westray Battle Leslie; Director of the WAC, Colonel Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson; President Kennedy; former WAC director, Colonel Mary Hallaren; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the US Army, General George H. Decker. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-SN-84-08407. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow, and others, following his arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Walking (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (in foreground); Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); President Kennedy; Major General McMorrow; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Military personnel stand at right in background. The President visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, attend the arrival ceremony in honor of President Chiari. On the reviewing platform (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis (mostly hidden); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd (left), and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (right), flank the platform. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; and White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Bob Lilley, and Charlie Kunkel. Members of the press gather at far

Excursion from the staff of the Martial History section to the Landdrukkerij in The Hague.

Meeting with Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (wearing US Army uniform), and other photographers and members of the media stand in the background.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Deckers son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou during arrival ceremonies. On platform (L-R): Unidentified man, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, two unidentified men, President Kennedy, President Youlou, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal, 10:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Bernard Boutin, Administrator of General Services, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Bernard L. Boutin (right); Administrator Boutin presented President Kennedy with an engraved coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Town of Gilford, New Hampshire. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. See also Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers: BLBPP-MF18-003. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

Distinguished guests render honors from the reviewing stand as the colors are presented during the National Victory Celebration parade. The guests include GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, left, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command; President George Bush, third from left; Secretary of State James Baker, fourth from right; Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, third from right; and GEN. Colin L. Powell, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia(DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mercury Astronauts Receiving the Collier Trophy

Arrival ceremonies for Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, 4:20PM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. (L-R) Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State Dean Rusk), President John F. Kennedy (back to camera), Prime Minister Nehru (back to camera), Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.rnrn

Anefo photo collection. 150 Marines arrive from Curacao at Schiphol on the right vice admiral Maas. 11 June 1969. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Meeting aboard the "Honey Fitz" with Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan walk away from Presidential yacht "Honey Fitz" following afternoon meetings on the Potomac River, Washington, D.C. Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. follows the Prime Minister; unidentified men observe.

ADM Charles R. Larson, commander-in-chief, U.S. Pacific Command, stands with Australian naval officers and other dignitaries during a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating those who died in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The ceremony marks the 50th anniversary of the battle. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia(AUS)

Meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG) of NATO in the Kurhaus in Scheveningen. The American Chef Defensiestave, Admiral W.J. Crowe, arrives at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg. On the left the American Defense Attaché, entirely on the right the commander of the flight camp, captain at sea J.P.W.J. Front camp.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) joins Lt. Col. Charles Sniffin (center), U.S. Army, the commander of troops, in escorting visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (right) as he inspects the joint services honor guard during a March 30, 2000, ceremony welcoming him to the Pentagon.

DA-SC-88-03971. Base: Rock Island State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of members of the Inter-American Defense Board in the Rose Garden, 12:06PM. Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President's visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board's 20th anniversary). Left to right: Unidentified; President Kennedy; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (behind the President); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns (holding flags); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (behind Lt. Gen. Burns); unidentified interpreter; unidentified (in back); unidentified (in front); Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (mostly hidden); unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Image of the reception of president director Dr. Ir. F.Q. den Hollander (center) of the N.S. and his consequence on the platform of the N.S. station Zutphen in Zutphen, on the occasion of the electrification of the Arnhem-Zwolle railway line.

A retirement dinner was given on October 14, 1999, at the Delta Breeze Club on Travis Air Force Base, California, honoring Brigadier General Steven A. Roser. The Travis AFB Elite Honor Guard performed the flag ceremony for BGEN Roser and Mrs. Linda Roser with honor, grace and respect while hundreds of friends and military co-workers watched. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Antonio dos Santos Ramalho Eanes of Portugal departs after a state visit. Secretary of State George Schultz is on the right. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of American Veterans (AMVETS) Memorial Scholarships winners, 10:59 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with American Veterans (AMVETS) Memorial Scholarship winners. (L u2013 R): Unidentified man; Edwin P. Fifielski, AMVETS National Commander; President Kennedy; Victoria Bisson; Catherine Glatfelter; David G. Crockett; Victor J. Schoenbach. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-86-04303. Base: Avondale State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Requiem Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral and burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Mamie Eisenhower; Margaret Truman Daniel; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. Clem Conger. Washington, D.C.

DF-ST-87-08351. Base: Weisbaden Country: West Germany (FRG)

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Departure from Fliegerhorst Kaserne, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) greets crowds gathered in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic), during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne military base. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Jack Ready.

S65-20422 (24 March 1965) --- Astronauts John W. Young (left), pilot; and Virgil I. Grissom, command pilot, stand at microphones at the Cape's skid strip after being flown in from the recovery ship, USS Intrepid. The two astronauts made three orbits of Earth during the first manned Gemini flight the day before.

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon President Chiaris arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal. Left to right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Security Officers for the Department of State, Frank Madden (mostly hidden) and James M. McDermott; President Kennedy; and President Chiari. All others are unidentified. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy arrive at Washington National Airport for the arrival ceremony in honor of President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Walking behind President Kennedy: U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Zola Shoup; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

DF-ST-86-03835. Base: Weisbaden Country: West Germany (FRG)

930216-D-2987S-003. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Chinese delegation from the People's Republic of China are honored upon their arrival. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) visits with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Recipients include: Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; New York Times photographer, George Tames; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

960826-F-2829R-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Description: H.B.M.Ambassador, Mr.Sidney Simmonds and Captain R.H.Connell during the wreath laying ceremony at the Mausoleum of Dessalines and Petion Location: Haiti Date: June 1956 haiti, caribbean, caribbeanthroughalens

Reservists prepare to board a Navy C-9B Skytrain II aircraft that will transport them to Cyprus. The men will then be transferred by helicopter to the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) operating off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice Admiral Edward G. Waller III, USA (Retired), speaks during the launching ceremony for the Safeguard class salvage ship GRASP (ARS 51) at Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with the Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (seated on sofa, left of Secretary McNamara), regarding Secretary McNamara and General Taylors upcoming trip to South Vietnam. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

COL Robert Messerli, commander of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, delivers a welcoming speech during the arrival ceremony for 16 F-111 pilots and their aircraft. MGEN Evan W. Rosecrans, center, commander of the 3rd Air Force, and GEN Alexander M. Haig, commander of NATO forces in Europe, wait for their turns to speak. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, attend the arrival ceremony in honor of President Chiari. On the reviewing platform (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis (mostly hidden); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden); President Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd (left), and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (right), flank the platform. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; owner of Radio Programas Continentales (Continental Radio Programs), Fernando Eleta; Director of the Office of Central Ameri

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern; attendees listen while seated in the audience and onstage; members of the United States Marine Band sit onstage at left. Seated in group at right onstage, front row (L-R): Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); unidentified man; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Sponsor Mrs. William C. Abhau (right) with her daughter Miss Elliot Abhau assisting, prepares to christen the USS REID (FFG-30) during launching ceremonies. Mrs. Abhau is the great-great granddaughter of Sailing Master Chester Reid for which this guided missile frigate is named at the Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp., Los Angeles Div. Base: San Pedro State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08274. Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN)

Group shot of 17 officers from various NATO Countries during their visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Base: Palma De Mallorca Country: Spain (ESP)

(L to R) Danish Army MAJ. Madsen, US Air Force MAJ. Hall, United States Atlantic Command, and Austrian Army LT. COL. Pernsteiner, discuss the field segment of the exercise during the social hour portion of the Final Planning Conference on day 1. This United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise will be conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis in individual and collective skills. Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Mexico: Ciudad Satellite, Address to the American Society of Mexico, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a Fourth of July celebration organized by the American Society of Mexico. Standing in first row, right of lectern (L-R): U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Thomas C. Mann; Governor of the State of Mexico, Dr. Gustavo Baz; President of the American Society of Mexico, Willard D. Andrews; Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin; U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; U.S. Military Attaché to Mexico, Brigadier General Chester L. Johnson; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Ciudad Satélite, Mexico.

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with the Presidents. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.

Governor George Wallace attempting to block racial integration at the University of Alabama1963

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Lying in repose in the East Room of the White House. Mourners observe as the late President John F. Kennedy lies in repose in the East Room of the White House. Those pictured include: Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Ralph Dungan, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Dave Powers, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, and Larry O'Brien; Assistant Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Richard N. Goodwin; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Hugh D. Auchincloss; White House butler, John W. Ficklin. Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Reserve Officers Association Minuteman Hall of Fame Citation to President Kennedy, 12:15PM. National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (center right) the Minuteman Hall of Fame citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).

Vice President George Bush welcomes COL Thomas E. Schaefer home after his release from Iran where he was held hostage. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy (left) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) visit the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts (center) walks behind; all others are unidentified. Brevard County, Florida.

President Kennedy departs the White House for Andrews Air Force Base; White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff and Kenneth P. O'Donnell outside White House, 3:00PM. Presidential Aide Kenneth P. O'Donnell (left) speaks with an unidentified White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer outside the South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Elsevier photo collection. International military sports competitions "International Seaweek" Den Helder / Medemblik Bosbaan Amsterdam. Reception Radboud Castle Medemblik Princess Margriet Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven delegations. August 5, 1968. Medemblik

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Comptroller) D. J. Conn talks with officers and enlisted men of Co. A, 1ST Recon. Bn., 1ST Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force (FMF), while at Basilone Observation Post. Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Could. Marechaussee at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg at the Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Vlieguiever 255 (1971-1981) on inspection.

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President Youlou, an unidentified man, and President John F. Kennedy pass by the United States Color Guard. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, 4:20PM. President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Indira Gandhi (stepping into helicopter), and Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru prepare to board a United States Army helicopter to the White House in Washington, D.C. White House Secret Service agent John Campion sits in helicopter. All others unidentified. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Presentation of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the Presidents Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown (center, behind microphones), at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Anne Brown, daughter of Ambassador Brown, stands beside her father; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, observes at right. Standing in the background (left to right): award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven (partially hidden on edge of frame); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (face obscured); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson (in back); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), N

Captain Richard I. Itkin, Commanding Officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716), addresses guests attending the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; President Kennedy (at microphones); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (face obscured); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. M

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. Unidentified cadets celebrate and prepare to lift up another cadet at the United States Naval Academy commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland.

(18 April 1970) --- President Richard M. Nixon and the Apollo 13 crew members pay honor to the United States flag during the post-mission ceremonies at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., (United States Navy Captain, salutes the flag) commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot (right); and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot (left), were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Chief Executive.

The Second Indochina War, known in America as the Vietnam War, was a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the U. S. and other anti-communist nations. The U. S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. The North Vietnamese government viewed the war as a colonial war, fought initially against France, backed by the U. S. , and later against South Vietnam, which it regarded as a U. S. puppet state. U. S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. U. S. involvement escalated in the early 1960s, with U. S. troop levels tripling in 1961 and tripling again in 1962. U. S. combat units were deployed beginning in 1965. Operations

DF-ST-89-00356. Base: Herlong State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of NASAs Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

President Kennedy departs the White House via helicopter, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy departs the White House for Glen Ora in Middleburg, Virginia. (L-R) President Kennedy (fastening his seat belt); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; and Nancy Salinger with husband Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, wait aboard United States Marine Corps helicopter preparing for take off, South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

2nd LT. Rudolph Maier places flowers from the Hurlburt Company Grade Officers' Council on the new memorial during the 1ST Special Operations Wing memorial service for the eight servicemen, including its five members, who were killed in the attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran on April 24, 1980. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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